73 Chapter 73

"Right. I hope so." There was no way for me to tell Lucy things were never going to be normal again, not for me anyhow. And I wondered if Elliott would actually show up at my school in the next few days. I seriously doubted it. He was probably just messing with me. But if he did, well, there would go any shot of anyone thinking Cassidy's life was back to its previous mundane existence. "What's wrong with Emma?" I was actually a little surprised I had a chance to ask that before Lucy launched into another soliloquy.

"Oh, uh, nothing," she said, but I knew if I stayed quiet she'd tell me more. "She's just, uh, being a little paranoid. A little more paranoid than usual."

"What? Did her mashed potatoes and turkey touch each other on her plate at Christmas dinner?" I joked. I was trying to lighten the mood, but I was actually a little concerned myself.

"Ha, no," Lucy said, giving me a polite laugh for my effort. "She seems to think someone may be watching her."